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PATENT WILLIAM H. DOIVNING, OF GOODELL, PENNSYLVANIA.

DOOR-=OHECK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No, 366,159, dated i'ui5,1887.

Application filed April 22, 1887. Serial No. 235,800.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. DOWNING, of Goodell, in the county ofMcKean and State of Pen nsylvania,haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Door-Stops; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawing, which forms part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in door-stops; and it consists inthe combination of a metallic frame, which is to be secured to the door,a roller-frame, which is pivoted to the lower end thereof, and providedwith a ratchet arm and a pawl, which is pivoted to the upper end of theframe and provided with an arm by means of which it is operated, as willbe more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a door with a stop or holderwhich will hold the door in any desired position when open, and whichcan be operated by the foot, so as to pre vent the necessity of a personhaving to stoop. down to operate it.

The accompanying drawing represents perspective of a door-stop embodyingmy invention.

A represents a suitable metallic plate or frame, which is to be fastenedby means of screws to the lower edge of the door, and to the lower endof which is pivoted the frame B, in which the roller 0, made of rubberor other suitable elastic material, is journaled. Formed upon the upperinner corner of this frame B is the ratchet-arm D, with which the pawl Eengages for the purpose of exerting any desired pressure of the rollerupon the floor. Pivoted to the upper end of the frame or plate A is thepawl E, which has projecting outward from it the arm F, by means ofwhich it is operated.

When the door is opened and it is desired to secure it in any desiredposition, a pressure of the foot is exerted upon the outer end of theframe B, which flattens the roller 0 to a greater or less extent uponthe floor. As this frame B sinks downward the pawl automati- (No model.)

cally adjusts itself to the ratchet-arm, and

thus prevents the frame from springing upward by the elasticity of theroller when the foot is removed. The pressure of this roller 0 upon thefloor, exerts sufficient frictional contact to hold the door in anydesired position. hen it is desired to release the door, itis onlynecessary to exert a slight upward pressure upon the arm connected tothe pawl, when the pawl may be freed from the ratchet, and then the doorcan befreely moved in either direction. This device being adapted to beoperated entirely by the foot, saves all neces sity of a person havingto stoop down in order to operate it. In case it should be desired tooperate the pawl other than by the foot, the arm can be dispensed withand a cord or wire be connected thereto, the upper end of the cord orwire being fastened to the door in any convenient position where it canbe reached by the hand. By pulling up upon this cord or wire the pawlwill be released.

The device above described also serves as a means for preventing theknob from striking and breaking the wall, as it otherwise would do.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of theplate or frame, which is secured to the door, the roller-fran'ieprovided with a ratchet-arm, the roller, which isjournalcd in the frame,and the pawl, which is provided with an operating-arm, substan tially asshown.

2. The combination of the frame or plate A,

